Horseshoe.



' A. F. BARRON.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE27. I914.

Patented May 7,1918.

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A F. BARRON.

HORSESHOE. APPLICATION FILED luuizr, 1914.

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ANDREW F. BARRON, OF WATERVLIET, NEW YORK.

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Be it known that 1, ANDREW F. BARRON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vlatervliet, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it=appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in horseshoes, and has for its principal obj eet to provide a horsehoe having removable calks and which are preferably interchangeable to enable the same shoe tobe used in both Summer and winter seasons.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a horseshoe constructed in accordance with this invention showing the calks removed,

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the calks in place,

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the toe calk which is used during the winter season,

Fig. 1 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the toe calk used during the summer season,

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the calk which is used at the heel of the shoe during the winter season,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 66 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view of one of the heels of the shoe showing the fall heel calk in place, and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the fall toe calk.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates the body portion of the horseshoe having the usual nail-receiving apertures 2. This horseshoe is provided with the ordinary toe clip 3 which is bent upwardly, and has formed at spaced intervals in the toe of the shoe the shank receiving apertures a. A. suitable tapered recess 5 is formed intermediate the shanlrreceiving apertures in the toe and adjacent to the apertures in the heel, the use of which will appear as the description proceeds. This shoe is preferably cut away on its inner side as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented llllay v. rare.

Application filed June 27, 1914. Serial No. 847,628.

The toe calks which are illustrated in Figs. 3, 1 and 8, are designated generally by the numeral 6, anda-re formed oftwo separate sections each comprising a relatively long base 7 which may be of any preferred construction having formed integral near one end a shank 8 provided with the longitudinal recesses 9, the use of which will appear as the description proceeds. A relatively short lug 10 having tapered sides is formed at the opposite end of each call; section and is arranged to be seated in the recess 5 intermediate the shank openings, hereinbefore referred. to. This lug is also formed with the recesses 9, horeinbefore referred to.

The heel calks, which are best illustrated in Figs. 5 and 7 are designated generally by the numeral 11, and comprise the main body portion 12 having formed thereon the lateral extension13. This body portion 12 is provided with the central upwardly-extending shank 1% having the creases or longitudinal recesses 15 formed at diametrically opposite points therein. A lug 16 is formed at the free terminal of the lateral extension 13 and is also provided with a pair of creases 17 similar to the creases hereinbefore referred to. It will be apparent upon referring to Figs. 7 and 8, that there is provided the calk which is particularly adapted for use in the fall when it is not desired to use blunt calks illustrated in Fig. at, nor the sharp calk illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the tapered. shank 8 which is formed on calk 6, is set in its respective aperture 4 and driven in place. A suitable sharp instrument, such as a cold chisel, is then used and the soft metal on the shoe body immediately adjacent the recesses 9 is mashed into the recesses, thus holding the calks in place. The inner ends of the calk sections and the lugs will abut each other and when the calk sections have been firmly driven home, the same will be prevented from moving throughthe action of the lugs 10 which are fitted in the recess 5, and thus any lateral movement of the calk is prevented. A similar process is gone through in setting the heel calks 11 excepting that the edges of the calks extend transversely of the shoe rather than longitudinally thereof, and the lateral extensions 13 form a brace for the calks and thus prevent them from becoming broken or weakened,

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

' Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A horseshoe having the toe portion thereof provided with a pair of spaced openings and a relatively long inwardly tapered groove forming a socket arranged between the openings, a two-part calk, each part having a long base, a securing shank at one end of the base and a comparatively short lug having tapering sides at the other end of the base, the securing shanks being arranged to fit in the openings of the shoe and the tapering lugs being arranged to engage in the socket to prevent the calk from turning on the shanks; the inner ends of the bases of the calk and lugs being positioned in abutting relation to each other to form. a continuous calk, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW F. BARRON. Witnesses;

EDWIN W. JosLrN, JAMES A. BALL.

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